Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 11 



^peB^The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



FEBRUARY, 1911. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



892 



907 

 909 



Spraying Experiments with a Lime-Sulphur Summer 



Wash. £. 5. Salmon, F.L.S. 881 



Experiments in Potato Growing. Henry Henshauo 

 The Formation of Hydrocyanic Acid from Linseed Cake 



Q. D. Lander, D.Sc, F.I.C. 



The Stemless or Dwarf Thistle - 

 The Perennial or Corn Sow Thistle - 



Effect on Milk of Water or Watery Food given to Cows 910 



Agricultural Education in the United States and Canada 912 



Miscellaneous Imports and Exports of Agricultural Produce 915 



Dry Farming 918 



Sugar Beet Industry on the Continent - - - 920 



Improvement of Agriculture in Sweden - - - - 922 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - 925 



Official Notices and Circulars 936 



Importation Regulations - 953 



Demand for Agricultural Machinery - - 945 



The Engelmann Spruce - - - - - - - 955 



Co-operative Agricultural Societies in the United Kingdom 957 



Census of Production - 958 



Agricultural Conditions in Great Britain on February 1st 959 



Notes on the Weather in January - - - - - 950 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 951 



Agricultural Labour in England during January - - 952 



The Corn Markets in January. C. Kains-Jackson - - 955 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in January. A. T. Matthews 956 



The Provision Trade in January. Hedley Stevens - - 957 



Statistical Tables, &c. 959 



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